Hair curler



E. J. SAUCIER April 17, 1951 HAIR CURLER Filed May 19, 1947 INVENTOR. EVERALD J. SAUG/ER.

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Patented Apr. 17, 1951 w UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR CURLER EveraldJ. Saucier, Hartford, Conn.

Application May 19, 1947, Serial No. 748,898

. 2 Claims.

, This invention relates totheart of hair dressing, and moreparticularly to that method of dressing hair which consists in formingspiral curls or jringlets, commonly referred to' as Sculptural Curlswhich lie flat against the scalp. The present inventionis directed tocertain new and useful improvements 1 over the curler and clip assemblyshown, respectively in co-pending applications filed by me, namely,application Serial Number 674,496, filed June15, 1946, entitled HairCurler; application Serial Number 704,142,- filed October 18, 1946,entitled Hair Curler and Clip Assembly, and granted as a Patent Number2,443,544; and application Serial Number 715,696, filed December 12,1946, entitled Motor Driven Hair Curler or Winder and of whichapplications, this present application is a continuation-in-part. I H

The assembly of the present invention is particularly characterized byan-improvedconstruction of winder, by a novel combination of winder andfollower, and by a simple and efiicient clip for retaining the woundhair against the scalp during the setting" period.

Further, the present invention is characterized by an efiicient holderfor the curler whereby the spool of the latter may be readily rotatedfor effecting the winding of the hair strand thereon in the forming ofthe desired curl. I

The present invention, together with its objects and advantages will bebest understood by reading the following detailed' description with.reference to'the accompanying drawing wherein I have illustrated apresently preferred embodiment of the invention, and wherein: I

"fully referred to; 7

Figure 2 is an end elevational view of the Spool;

Figure 3 is a'face view of a follower forming part of the invention;

Figure 4 is an elevational View of the spool with the follower shownthereon, one position of the follower being shown in full lines and asecond position of the follower being shown by broken lines; v 1

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on the line5-5 of Figure 4 and looking in-the direction of the arrows;

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of a clamp forming part of theinvention with the clamp shown in closed or clamping position; a

Figure 7 is a bottom plan view of the clamp; and

Figure 8 is aside elevational view of the clamp, the "same beingshown'in open position.-

Referring more in detail -tothe drawings, it

will be seen that the numeral 5 indicates generally a spool upon which astrand of hair to be curled is wound. In accordance with this inventionthe spool 5 embodies an end portion 6 of one diametenand an end portion1 of a larger diameter. The end portion 6 is preferably of hollowtubular form and serves as a handle for the spool as will be hereinaftermore fully explained. The larger diameter 1 of the spool is adapted tohave a tress of hair wound thereon and in the present instance is shownas being of uniform diameter substantially throughout its length. Hereit may be mentioned however, that if desired, the end I of the spool maybe tapered or frusto-conical as are the corresponding portions of thespools illustrated and described in my aforementioned co-pendingapplications.

At the junction of the diameters 6 and 1, spool 5 is provided with aflange 8 that provides an end head for the portion 1.

For securing the tip end of the strand or tress of hairto the barrelportion 1 of the spool, for the purpose of initiating the winding of thestrand on the spool, there is provided a clip indicated generally by thereference numeral 9.

In this form of the invention, the clip!) is formed from a single lengthof resilient material, shaped and dimensioned to provide a jaw portionIll, and a handle portion ll. Jaw portion l0 and handle portion II areconnected integrally through the medium of a substan-" open or releaseposition of Figure 4 by applying thumb-pressure to the handle I I of theclip. Upon release of such pressure the clip will return to the clampingposition of Figure 1.

Barrel portion 1 of the spool is provided with circumferentially spacedlongitudinal slots l5 to accommodate the arms l6, I! of a cruci-formfollower plate 18. This plate is provided with a central opening 19 toaccommodate the cen-.

ter core 20 of barrel portion 1, and which core 20 is extended beyondthe corresponding end of the barre1 l to provide a pilot or guide tofacilitate placing the follower plate IS in proper assembly with thespool (see Figures 3 to 5 in elusive).

In using the invention as just described, the follower plate I8. isfirst positioned on the spool 5 and located thereon in proximity to theflange 8 as indicated by full lines in Figure 4. The clip 9 is thenflexed to the position shown in Figure 4 so as to receive between thejaw H] of the clip and the periphery of the barrel I, the free end ortip of the strand of hair, and which end is then clamped .to the curlerupon release of the clip to the clamping position shown in Figure 1. Theoperator holding the handle or end portion 6 of the barrel between thethumb and fore-.

scalp at the base of the strand. The follower plate ii! is then pressedoutwardly, longitudinally against the hair wound upon the barrel 1 andurged in the direction indicated by the long arrow inFigure 4, until thehair is removed from the barrel I and'pressed snugly against the head ofthe wearer. A retaining clamp of the type shown in Figures to 8inclusive and hereinafter described in detail, may then be employed tohold the coil of hair thus formed against 'unwinding and maintainedsnugly against the head of the user. Manifestly, these operations asjust described are repeated until all of the hair which it is desired toshape into the flat curls or ringlet's, is coiled.

If desired, a pistol grip such as is shown in Figure 1 and indicated bythe reference numeral 2| may be employed for holding the spool '5 in aconvenient manner during the rotation thereof for effecting the curlingof the hair.

This clip or handle 2i is provided with a fixed shaft 22 upon which isrotatably confined a sleeve 23 through the medium of a tap screw 24 thatis adapted to be threaded into the free end of shaft 22 as shown. Sleeve23 is externally tapered so as to have 'a tight ."friction 'fitwithinthe hollow of spool handle '6. Manifestly, when pistol grip 2| is used,the same is held in one hand of the operator, and the thumb andforefinger of the other hand of the operator may be then engaged withhandles of the spool to eifect a rotation of the spool about the shaft22 as an axis.

The aforementioned clamp for securing the curl against unwinding andagainst the head or scalp of the user, shown in Figures 6 'to '8inclusive, will now be described. 'This clamp indicated generally by thereference numeral 25 comprises a fixed jaw 26 and a movable jaw 2 Inthepresent instance each of these jaws is in the form of a pair ofprongs, and the'prongs of jaw 26 are formed integral with and at anangle to a handle member '26. The prongs of jaw 21 are also formedintegral with and iatzan angle "to a handle member 29 that complementshandle member 28.

At the junction of its prongs with its handle member 29, jaw 2'! ispivotally connected with jaw 26 through the medium of a pivotpin '30that is trained through the apertures provided in the material at thejunction between prongs 21 and handle 29 and through "apertured :hin'gelugs :31 extending inwardly from opposite sides ofhandle 28, as isbelieved to be clearly shown in Figures 6 to '8 inclusive.

Jaw 21 is normally biased toward clamping jaw 26 through the medium of asubstantially U-shaped spring 32 positioned between the handle members28, 29 and confined in position therebetween through the medium of:fianges 33 and 34 formed'respeetively on the free end's'of the handlemembers 28, '29.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that with the prongs of .jaw 26engaging the hair in 4 the proximity of the scalp, the clamp, with thecurl compressed between the jaws 26 and 21 thereof, will serve to retainthe coil compressed and snugly against the scalp of the patient.

It will be understood that the several parts of the device as hereindescribed, may be produced .from any of a number of materials includingmetal and plastics, it being understood that the material used for theclip 9 is preferably of a resilient nature so that the necessary flexingthereof may be easily effected without danger of damage thereto.

While a specific form of this invention has been describedandillustrated, it is nevertheless to be understood that various changesmay be made therein, without departing from the scope Fo'f'the claimshereto appended.

What I claim 'is:'

1. A hair curler comprising a spool, a peripheral flange on the spoolintermediate the ends of the latter,'said spool'at one side of'theflange'halving longitudinal 'slo'ts circumferentially spaced aboutthe'p'eripher'y of the spool, said spool also being provided with a coremember extending along the axis thereof, a follower pl'a'te providedwith a central opening slidably engaging the core member and having armportions corresponding in number to and in work'ing engagement with theslots, "and a hair retaining clip mounted on the flange.

2. A hair curler comprising a spool having a substantially solid tubularend portion and a hollow tubular ,end portion, a resilient clip mountedon the spool intermediate the ends thereof and icooperable with thesubstantially solid end "portion of the 511001 for "securing "the tip'end of a strand of hair thereto, said substantially solid end portionof said spool being provided with a series :of circumferentiallyREFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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